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Realmgard

Fantasy fiction proudly published by Emona Literary Services

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A dragon statue from a low angle.

Recommendation: Dungeons & Dragons

Mar 2, 2024Mar 2, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Dungeons & Dragons: 50 years young this year.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged Adventure, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, Gaming, Nerd Culture, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Recommendation, Tabletop Games, Tabletop Gaming
A title card from "Fairy Tail." Fairy Tail: Kondansha, Tokyo TV, and Crunchyroll.

Recommendation: Fairy Tail

Mar 1, 2024Feb 29, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

FYI, people got REALLY mad at me the last time I made the joke how that's not how you spell "tale"…

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2000s, 2010s, Adventure, Animation, Anime, Cartoons, Fantasy, Guild, Japan, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Streaming, TV

Recommendation: Drifting Dragons

Feb 29, 2024Apr 11, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

The sky is an ocean. Dragons are whales.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2020, Animation, Anime, Cartoons, Dragons, Fantasy, Japan, Netflix, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Slice of Life, Steampunk, Streaming

Recommendation: Stardust

Feb 27, 2024Feb 26, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

The King of Elfland's Daughter: The Movie, guest-starring Pirates.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 1990s, 2010s, Adventure, Books, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Fiction, ICYMI, Movies, Neil Gaiman, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Romance

Music to Write Realmgard to: Tres Brujas

Feb 26, 2024Mar 18, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

"Three witches you shall meet Along the road to your fate: The first at twilight, the second at night, And the third at the coming of day."

Posted in Music to Write Realmgard to, RecommendationsTagged 2010s, Concept Album, Fantasy, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, Pop Culture Critique, Sci Fi, Science Fantasy, Science Fiction
The cover of the first Sandokan novel.

Recommendation: Sandokan

Feb 26, 2024Dec 27, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Featuring the rarest of all literary protagonists: a non-Caribbean pirate.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 1800s, 1900s, Adventure, Book Recommendation, Book Series, Books, Classic Books, Classic Literature, Historical Fiction, History, Italy, Malaysia, piracy, Pirates, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Pulp Literature, Reading, Reading Community

Recommendation: The King of Elfland’s Daughter

Feb 25, 2024Feb 25, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Finally! That IS how you spell "Fairy Tale"…

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 1920s, Books, British Books, Classic Literature, Elf, Fairies, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Fiction, Irish Books, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Reading, Reading Community

Recommendation: Tolkien

Feb 24, 2024Feb 23, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

After a look at some of Tolkien's lesser-known writings, here's the man himself — at least in dramatically stylised facsimile…

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 2010s, Author, Biography, Disney, Disney Plus, Historical Fiction, Lord of the Rings, Movies, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Tolkien, Writing
A woman in a fairy costume.

Recommendation: Tales from the Perilous Realm

Feb 23, 2024Feb 22, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

You may be wondering what a Greatest Living Author reads when he's not writing. Well, how about Fairy Tales a la J.R.R. Tolkien?

Posted in RecommendationsTagged Adventure, Anthology, Book Recommendation, Books, Dragons, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Fantasy Novella, Fiction, Folklore, Pop Culture Critique, Reading, Recommendation, Short Story, Story Collection, Tolkien

Recommendation: 47 Ronin

Feb 22, 2024Feb 21, 2024 J.B. NormanLeave a comment

Keanu Reeves is a lovely man; Hiroyuki Sanada needs to be in more movies.

Posted in RecommendationsTagged 1700s, 2010s, Folklore, Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, History, Japan, Japanese History, Movies, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Critique, Samurai

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